Ibanez
Great White
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this game was disappointing but I think there are a few things people need to realize.
1. these players are human as well as footballers and I am sure they didn't go out there and say ok boys lets go out there and play ****!
2. a few are in agreeance that there could be something underlying there, Yes they call it the wrong sort of pressure from the coach! The threat of being dropped if you make a mistake, you must win, the concequences of not winning, favouritism of some players and not enough nurturing for others, while they are worried about things like this they are not fully focused on the task at hand and this forces errors.
3. clearly the coach does not have the right relationship with the players to get the results he needs. He only ever raves about the same players and you see some out there that have done something really good and nothing! You hve stapo who hadn't dropped a high ball at fullback who got the coaches award for a game and the next game kelly gets that spot what is that ?????? then had to listen to ricky give kelly all the wraps under the sun. This does not help players at all and kelly played crap anyway.
I think they need to keep the current team together and stick it out they have proved they can get a win and it is only going to help their confidence and games if they are secure and then they can work a game plan out and practice it as a TEAM not a temporary mess!!
who ever was bagging stapo you were a fan before and one off performance and you bag on him same shame shame, if you noticed there were hands involved from the dragons each time he dropped the ball, he is getting better and better he nearly breaks through the line quite often and if you notice he is always louring in the there behind the players ready to support but NEVER gets the ball instead of putting all the emphasos on the so called stars who might I add have dropped more balls than stapo and should know better, give these kids the experience to be able to improve, Keep this team stapo rules!! he scored three tries in his debut year didn't hear much about that! gallen went off with a limp and was iron man and loyal to the team when he came back on WHAT about stapo who was hurt in th early minutes of the game???? DIDN'T come off and came back on with his knee taped and played the eighty minutes, what encouragement di he get, he made acouple af assisted ball mishaps and you want him kicked out your no fan! and as for the one who said his knee would never be any good, Ivan henjack told me wally lewis had the same opp at about the same age and he went on to have a long successful career. that must tell you how tough he is maybe you should encourage him not bag him! I think he could be the dark horse the one no one seems to encourage!!! I haoe he kicks some butt Go Stapo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!